The Warriors gave the Spurs fits in last season’s playoffs, and they did so with three of their key players — Stephen Curry, Andrew Bogut, David Lee — limited by injury. While Curry is already gimpy after a bone bruise kept him out of the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s victory at Minnesota, the latter two are healthy.

With free-agent pickup Andre Iguodala playing as well as he has ever has — caveat: it’s still early — the Warriors are looking like a legitimate contender for the Western Conference crown. (Did we mention it’s still early?)

Forget just shooting. Curry (18.6 ppg, 9.2 apg, 46.2 3-point pct) and Klay Thompson (24.0 ppg, 55.9 3-point pct) form arguably the best backcourt in basketball, period. They are the rising tide that lifts all boats, with Bogut, Lee and Iguodala — again, still early — all boasting true-shooting percentages of 62.7 or better thanks in part to the attention they occupy. (Translation: Anything over 60 is exceptional.)

Where the Warriors excel

With the game trending more and more towards 3-point shooting, the Warriors dominate like no other team. They’re outscoring their opponents by more than 17 points per game beyond the arc. It’s a simple formula: They make a ton at a great percentage (45.9, 2nd) while holding opponents to half as many makes on a poor percentage (28.3, 2nd).

Where the Warriors struggle

Looking for weaknesses so far is an exercise in nit-picking. Golden State’s offensive success is predicated almost entirely on their deadly outside shooting (12.1 3s per game, 1st) and transition attack (22.0 fastbreak points per game, 1st). Otherwise they struggle to protect the ball — the downside to their blistering pace — or get to the line consistently.

Key matchup

Curry says he’ll play. If so, Spurs shooting guard Danny Green will likely spend plenty of time chasing him around the court. Such was the case in last season’s playoffs, when Green’s length — and an ankle injury — wore Curry down. Green has been sporadic on both ends so far, however, something he can ill afford against such a deadly shooter.